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Historical
In 1934, the 2nd Strandburg
Hunting Regiment was disbanded and replaced by 6 Wing, which included
the newly created GC II / 6. It takes the traditions of SPA26 and
SPA124. First equipped with Nieuport 629, Loiré 46, Potez
630, he saw his Morane MS406 in early 1939. At the mobilization,
GC II / 6 was based in Anglure-Vouarces under the command of Commander
FONTANET.
On the date of the outbreak
of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GC II / 6 is attached
to the Group No. 22 of the "Reserved Air Forces" of the
ZOAE (East Air Operations Area).
On May 10, 1940, the unit
was sent north to Maubeuge-Elesmes, then to Escarmain. It is on
this ground that all Morane MS406 will be destroyed by a bombing
on May 16th. The Group is therefore transformed on bloch MB152 to
finally collect the highly anticipated Dewoitine D520 on June 24,
1940.
The GC II / 6 will finish
the Campaign of France with a record of 20 victories and 10 probable
probable, on morane MS406, then on D520.
GC II / 6 will be dissolved
on August 20, 1940 to be reformed on January 1, 1942 at Francazal
to replace the 1/6 Fighter Squadron in Ouakam (O.A.F). His rebirth
began a few months earlier, in September 1941, with A.F.N. gathered
in Blida and GC I / 6 staff.
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GC II/6
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| Commander
FONTANET Raymond |
September
1, 1939
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August
10, 1940
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Commanders
of the 3rd Squadron
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| Captain
GAMBERT |
September
1, 1939
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March
15, 1940
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| Captain
Baché |
March
16, 1940
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August
20, 1940
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Commanders
of the 4th Squadron
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| Captain
GILBERT Albert |
September
1, 1939
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May 14,
1940
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| Lieutenant
Vié Yves |
May 15,
1940
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June
8, 1940
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| Lieutenant
SASSARD |
June
9, 1940
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August
10, 1940
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Pilots
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Pilots
of Group
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Names
of pilots
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Rank
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Squadron
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Victories
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Informations
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Civil
Statut
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Photo
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Citations
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Sure
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Prob.
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| ANDERS
Bohdan |
Sub-Lieutenant
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4th Sqn.
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Polish
pilot assigned to GC II/6 on March 21, 1940
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| Baché |
Captain
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3rd Sqn.
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| BOYER
Jean |
Staff-Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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Held on
June 23, 1940
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BRZEZOWSKI Michal
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Master-Corporal
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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Polish
pilot assigned to GC II/6 May 22, 1940
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| BUDAN-DE-RUSSE
Pierre |
Sub-Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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1
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| CARCOPINO
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Sub-Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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| CEBRZYNSKI
Arsen |
Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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3
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Polish
pilot assigned to GC II/6 May 22, 1940
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| CHEVILLARD |
Sergeant
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| CHEVILLAUD-FABRE |
Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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3
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| COUFFON
André |
Adjutant
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3rd Sqn.
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2
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| CUFFAUT
Léon - Gustave |
Sub-Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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2
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Léon
CUFFAUT enlisted voluntarily in 1930 and was posted to the
2nd African Aviation Group.
of Africa. He qualified as a pilot in 1933 and was posted
to Group IV/25 in Tunisia in 1936. After attending the Versailles
Air School in 1937, he was posted to the GC I/3 in 1938 and
then to the GC II/6 on 25th September 1939. He moved to the
GC II/3 in AFN and campaigned in Syria and Tunisia in 1941-1942.
In September 1943, he was posted to the USSR with the ‘Normandie’
group.
In 1945, he was posted to the office of the Minister for Armament.
He was posted successively to the ‘Normandie-Niémen’
fighter group in 1947, to Bamako in the French West Indies
in 1948, and to Cazaux in 1951. He was transferred to Indochina
to the GATAC in Saigon in 1953 before being seconded to the
5th air region in Algiers in 1956, then to the staff of the
higher command of the air forces of the French West Indies
in Dakar in 1957. On his return to France, he was posted to
the Conseil supérieur de l'infrastructure et de la
navigation aérienne in 1960. Léon CUFFAUT left
the active army in 1962 with the rank of Air Brigadier General.
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Born
20 January 1911 in Charenton (94 - Val-de-Marne).
Died 18 September 2002 in Paris (75) |
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| DAMBRINNE |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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1
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Shot down
by the Flak on May 13, 1940, he is taken prisoner
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| DE-BREMOND
D'ARS Pierre |
Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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3
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1
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| D'ELBEE
Philippe |
Staff-Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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| DELHOUME |
Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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2
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| DENIAU
André |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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3rd Sqn.
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2
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1
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| DE-SEYNES
Maurice |
Lieutenant
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4th Sqn.
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2
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| DEVIN |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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1
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| DUROUCHARD |
Sergeant
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Killed
by Accident on September 22, 1939
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| FABRE
Albert |
Lieutenant
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| FONTANET
Raymond |
Commander
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Staff
Group
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1
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| GAMBERT |
Captain
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3rd Sqn.
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| GAUDON |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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3
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| GEILLON |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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accidented
in Air Combat June 6, 1940
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| GILBERT |
Sub-Lieutenant
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Held on
May 13, 1940
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| GILBERT
Albert |
Captain
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1
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Killed
air fighter May 14, 1940
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| GRAY |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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3rd Sqn.
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2
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1
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| KARWOWSKI
Wlodzimierz |
Lieutenant
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4th Sqn.
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2
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| LAGUET |
Adjutant
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4th Sqn.
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1
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accidented
in aerial combat on June 9, 1940
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| LECLERQ
Lucien |
Adjutant
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Killed
in aerial combat on May 11, 1940
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| LENIAUD
Marcel |
Adjutant
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2
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Killed
in aerial combat May 14, 1940
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| PENTZ
Jan |
Captain
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4th Sqn.
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Polish
pilot assigned to GC II/6 on March 21, 1940
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| POUGET |
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| PUGET |
Sergeant
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| RISS
Joseph |
Sub-Lieutenant
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4th Sqn.
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1
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1
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accidented
in aerial combat May 13, 1940
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| RONIN |
Sub-Lieutenant
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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1
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| SASSARD |
Lieutenant
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4th Sqn.
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1
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| SCHREINER |
Adjutant
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4th Sqn.
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1
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| SPILLIAERT |
Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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| STROHL |
Captain
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| SZAPOSZNIKOW
Eugeniusz |
Master-Corporal
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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Polish
pilot assigned to GC II/6 May 22, 1940
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| TOURET |
Staff-Sergeant
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3rd Sqn.
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1
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| VAGNOT |
Staff-Sergeant
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4th Sqn.
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| VERDIER |
Sub-Lieutenant
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2
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accidented
in aerial combat May 16, 1940
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| VERNAELDE |
Adjutant
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4th Sqn.
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| Vié
Yves |
Lieutenant
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4th Sqn.
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1
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accidented
in aerial combat on June 8, 1940.
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Airfields
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Airfields
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Period
of use of airfields
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Names
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County
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Anglure-Vouarces
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51
- Marne
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August
27, 1939
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Dunkerque
- Mardyck
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59
- Nord
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April
11, 1940
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Anglure-Vouarces
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51
- Marne
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May
5, 1940
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Maubeuge-Elesmes
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59
- Nord
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May
10, 1940
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Vertain-Le
Quesnoy
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59
- Nord
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May
15, 1940
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Beauvais-Tillé
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60
- Oise
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May
17, 1940
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Chartres
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28
- Eure et Loir
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May
19, 1940
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Châteauroux-Céré
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36
- Indre
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May
20, 1940
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Anglure-Vouarces
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51
- Marne
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June
6, 1940
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La
Chapelle-Lasson
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51
- Marne
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Pont-Sur-Yonne
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89
- Yonne
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June
12, 1940
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Auxerre
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89
- Yonne
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June
13, 1940
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Avord
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18
- Cher
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June
14, 1940
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Avignon-Pujaut
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84
- Vaucluse
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From
June 25 to August 15, 1940
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Aircrafts
The GC II/6 was equipped
since its creation on 1934, following aircrafts :
The used aircrafts
are described in the accessible file by the link below. You will find
Nb of series, Registration, date of affectation to the group, and
fate of the plane there.
In
this list are identified :
- 5 Loiré
46
- 50
Morane 406
- 34
Bloch MB152
- 42
Dewoitine D520
Records
1/2 or 1/3
of victories were obtained in association with another Group.
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Confirmed
Victories
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18
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On
MS406
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On
MB152
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Messerschmitt
BF109
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3
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2
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Henschel
Hs 126
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1
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1.5
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Dornier
Do 215
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1
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Dornier
Do 17
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2.5
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2
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Heinkel
He111
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1
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4
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Likely Victories
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11
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Messerschmitt
BF109
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1
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1
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Henschel
HE126
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1
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Dornier
Do 17
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3
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Heinkel
HE111
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4
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1
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Casualties
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Killed Pilots
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4
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| Sergeant
DUROUCHARD (Accident) |
MORANE
MS406
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September
22, 1939
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| Adjutant
LECLERC |
MORANE
MS406
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May 11,
1940
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| Captain
GILBERT |
MORANE
MS406
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May 14,
1940
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| Adjutant
LENIAUD |
MORANE
MS406
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May 14,
1940
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Wounded
Pilots
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6
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| Sub-Lieutenant
RISS |
MORANE
MS406
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May 13,
1940
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| Lieutenant
VERDIER |
MORANE
MS406
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May 16,
1940
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| Captain
BACHE |
MORANE
MS406
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May 16,
1940
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| Sergeant
GEILLON |
BLOCH
MB152
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June
6, 1940
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| Lieutenant
VIE |
BLOCH
MB152
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June
8, 1940
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| Adjutant
LAGUET (Combat) |
BLOCH
MB152
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June
9, 1940
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Prisoners
Pilots
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3
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| Sub-Lieutenant
GILBERT |
MORANE
MS406
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May 13,
1940
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| Sergeant
DAMBRINNE |
MORANE
MS406
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May 13,
1940
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| Staff-Sergeant
BOYER |
BLOCH
MB152
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June
23, 1940
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Sources
- The
dates and places of birth of the Group's personnel are taken mainly
from the site : "Mémoires
des Hommes"
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
- Book "Bloch
152" from S. Joanne - Editions LELA Presse
- Book"Morane
MS406" Collective work - Editions LELA Presse
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